Ed's photos and some pink for Mikey

I'm quite tardy in getting this on my blog, but a big thank you to Ed, for sending me the photo that I won on his blog, along with two beautiful note cards. Lovely, aren't they! The water scene is so serene; once I get it framed it's going in my office.

I made the mistake of turning Beamer out in his pasture with his blanket on; it's been chilly and windy, so smart me thought I'd just leave it on so he didn't get too cold. Hmmmph. He spent a lot of time galloping up and down the fence line, because he couldn't see the girls, who were happily chowing down on their hay, out of his line of sight. Went out an hour later, and brought him in..... man was he hot! I peeled off the blanket, and he was lathered up pretty good. Note to self- don't be so stupid next time! So I put a cooler on him and walked him until he quit blowing, then took it off, threw a saddle blanket on him and rode around at a walk, just relaxing him and cooling him out. After he cooled right down, I started grooming him; he's so dirty that I gave him a sponge bath, and shampooed his muddy tail. Of course, then he had to have his cooler back on for a bit while he dried. He wants you to know, he's tough enough to wear pink!

So he's a lot cleaner, but I hope it gets hotter in the next few days so I can give him a real bath.